Friday, 17 December 2010

After screening this year in Berlin, St Petersberg and Moscow, Girl's Guide to Muso Boyfriends gets its London premiere at the London Short Film Festival, "The best short film festival in the world", according to The Guardian.Screening in the Fucked Up Love programme on Jan 8th, the details are below:http://2011.shortfilms.org.uk/event/?event_id=14

Monday, 25 October 2010

One Minute volume 4 tours on, this time at the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Bucharest, Romania 7th Nov as part of the Kinofest the international digital film festival.Details here http://www.kinofest.com/?page_id=376

Tuesday, 19 October 2010

Wish You Rocked My World, last years animated music video for Hungry Audio's Mia Vigar will be screening at the 30th Amiens International Film Festival 12 - 20th November.Details here: http://www.filmfestamiens.org/?lang=fr

Thursday, 14 October 2010

I flew out with other UK filmmakers The Astburys for the premiere of our new commissioned works 'Dear Foreigner' and 'Cara Mama', at the Festival D'elle Lettere in Milan. Based on two winning letters of last years festival, the adaptations were well received and it was a very special weekend and festival indeed. The extract of the English version narrated by Cerrie Burnell can be viewed here: http://www.vimeo.com/14480549. It combines a montage of found footage, drawn and 2D digital animation

Saturday, 18 September 2010

Wish You Rocked My World, my animated music video for Mia Vigar is part of the Animatron Film Festival competition. There is an international jury and audience award and the winning films will receive cash prizes and be screened at the Hampton International Film Festival. To vote for the animation please click here:http://www.babelgum.com/6000501/wish-you-rocked-world.html

Wednesday, 8 September 2010

My recent film commission 'Dear Foreigner' from Milan's Letters Festival is now complete and will be premiered at the festival in Milan on 10th October. An adaptation of a real letter a woman wrote to her son she gave up at birth, it features the music of caro snatch and Steph Angel, and is beautifully read by Cerrie Burnell. The film is a mixed media animated piece featuring found footage composited with both digital and hand drawn animation.Even the rough cuts have brought many a tear to the eye and lump in the throat so watch out for the full version on the film festival circuit soon.An extract can be viewed here: http://www.vimeo.com/14480549

Monday, 16 August 2010

Recent short 'Girls Guide to Muso Boyfriends' will be screening in the main competition of the Open Cinema International short film and animation festival 2010 in St Petersburg, Russia, 3 - 12th September.http://www.artbereg.ru

It will also be screening at the Branchage International Film Festival in support of feature 'Out On His Own', a documentary about musician and Jersey resident Gillbert O'Sullivan.http://www.branchagefestival.com/programme/documentary/out-on-his-own-gilbert-o-sullivan/

The One Minute Volume 4, curated by Kerry Baldry (featuring recent experimental short Snowflake )will be screening at the Ukrainian art festival in Koktebel, 7 - 9th September, included in the exhibition 'Future Proof' at the Marseille Project Gallery, France on 18th September and showing at the Plymouth Arts Centre on Tuesday 19th October at 8.30pm, introduced by Kayla Parker and Stuart Moore.

Thursday, 12 August 2010

On Miles Platting Station will be showing at the Intermission #1 event of contemporary moving image and short film. Held at Intermissions gallery in Bradford, Thursday 19 August 2010, 6.30pm to 8.00pm.Full programme details can be found at:http://www.impressions-gallery.com/events/event.php?id=146

Wednesday, 30 June 2010

A collection of early and recent moving image work will be showing in this group show in Berlin. A multi-disciplinary exhibition showcasing work of an array of international artists all with a Berlin connection. Opening 8th July until August 13th

Friday, 7 May 2010

I'll be doing some visuals for the Sexbeats event at the Stag and Dagger festival, in association with Branchage on 21st May. Info is below:

The Branchage Film Festival joins forces with Sexbeat at the Stag & Dagger Festival, to create exclusive film and visual projections for the 5 bands performing. The chosen filmmakers all have close connections Branchage, either by previously having their work screened there (and having attended) or closely associated with delivering the Festival.

Thursday, 29 April 2010

Desires will be screening everyday on the BBC Big screens across the UK at 5pm as part of the best of Moves International Festival of Movement on Screen. My directorial debut with Comma Film, the film reflects on the secret hopes and wishes we hide away, and has now had hundreds of screenings around the world.

Wednesday, 21 April 2010

On Miles Platting station is screening in Marrakesh as part of the Zebra film festival programme on 04.05.2010. This 2007 film adaptation is a metaphoric journey from the Pennine moors down into the bustle and noises of central Manchester, dedicated to a station that no longer exists.www.literaturwerkstatt.org

Friday, 9 April 2010

My new film 'Girls Guide to Muso Boyfriends' has been accepted for representation on the international film festival circuit by the British Council. The film, which is my first comedy, was completed on an artist residency in Berlin this year after previously been written in London and recording the music in Manchester. It features the voice over talents of Cerrie Burnell and acting talents of Antonia Turner. Inspired by a misspent youth engaged in the Manchester music scene, it documents the characters cultivating these kind of cultures. An extract can be viewed on Vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/9715780

'The Loss' will be screening in Amsterdam in April at the Hotel Van Hassel festival which focus's on the short story. It will be included in a programme with 'The Dogs', another Comma Film commission and adaptation of the story by Hanif Kureishi. 'The Loss' , an adaptation of the short story by David Constantine, was made for the 2008 Manchester Literature Festival and has since screened at Raindance and Branchage. It follows the life of a business man through his realisation that he has lost his soul.

Wednesday, 17 March 2010

I've been commissioned to make a new short by Letters Festival in Milan. All the commissioned shorts will be shown accompanied by the directors at the festival in Milan in October. The idea is to give the same letter to a number of different international filmmakers, each to make their own interpretation of the content.

On Miles Platting Station is being screened as part of the Zebra programme at the Directors Lounge festival of contemporary art and film, Berlin, 8pm, 19th February. Directors Lounge organizes screenings of short, experimental works from many different genres. Details at:

About Me

Kate Jessop is an award winning animation filmmaker whose work spans across animated shorts, promos and artist’s film and video. She has exhibited extensively
internationally being selected for numerous national and international festivals and touring programmes such as Raindance; The Best of Birds Eye View; Stuttgart and
Tricky Women. Her first film ‘Desires’ was a Virgin Media Shorts Finalist, represented the UK in The Best of Women in Film and Television and is distributed through Shorts International.
She is the founder of Animation Girl Band and is the creator of comedy web series ‘Tales From Pussy Willow’.